A view of the Super Chief being serviced at the Albuquerque, New Mexico depot in March of 1943. Note the presence of a headlight "blackout shield" (a Civil Defense requirement as the train operated in the Pacific Coast region).

"Drumhead" logos such as these often adorned the ends of observation cars on the Super Chief.

A quartet of EMD FT locomotives powers train No. 17, the Super Chief, west of Trinidad, Colorado on September 1, 1946.

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The streamlined Super Chief (assigned train Nos. 17 & 18) was the first Diesel-powered, all-Pullman sleeping car train in America, and it eclipsed the Chief as Santa Fe's standard bearer. The extra-fare Super Chief-1 commenced its maiden run from Dearborn Station in Chicago on May 12, 1936. Just over a year later, on May 18, 1937 the much-improved Super Chief-2 traversed the 2,227.3 miles (3,584.5 kilometers) from Los Angeles over recently upgraded tracks in just 39 hours and 49 minutes (averaging 60.8 miles-per-hour (90.0 km/h), often exceeding 100 miles-per-hour in the process). Great Western Railway No. ... The Pullman Palace Car Company, owned by George Pullman, manufactured railroad train cars in the mid to late 1800s through the early decades of the 20th century, during the boom of railroads in the United States. ... The interior of a Pullman car on the Chicago and Alton Railroad circa 1900. ... Dearborn Stations train shed being demolished in May 1976, with the head house in the back Dearborn Station was the oldest of the six intercity train stations serving downtown Chicago, Illinois during the heyday of rail in the twentieth century. ... May 12 is the 132nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (133rd in leap years). ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... May 18 is the 138th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (139th in leap years). ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... A mile is a unit of length, usually used to measure distance, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, United States customary units and Norwegian/Swedish mil. ... A kilometre (American spelling: kilometer) (symbol: km) is a unit of length equal to 1000 metres (from the Greek words khilia = thousand and metro = count/measure). ...

With only one set of equipment, the train initially operated but once a week from both Chicago and Los Angeles. From that day forward the Super Chief set a new standard for luxury rail travel in America. At the height of its popularity, the trains of the Super Chief would make daily departures from both ends of the line. Adding to the train's mystique were its gourmet meals and Hollywood clientele. ...

Direct competitors to the Super Chief during its lifetime were the City of Los Angeles, a streamlined passenger train jointly operated by the Chicago and North Western Railway and the Union Pacific Railroad, and (to a lesser extent) the Golden State, a streamlined passenger train jointly operated by the Rock Island and Southern Pacific railroads. Santa Fe's route from Chicago to Los Angeles was the lengthiest of the high-speed, long distance trains of the day, making its way through mostly sparsely populated areas (which enhanced the train's already distinctive aura). The Santa Fe Super Chief was the last passenger train in the United States to carry an all-Pullman consist. The City of Los Angeles, powered by an EMD E2, at a station stop in Cheyenne, Wyoming, February 13, 1938. ... The Chicago and North Western Railway (AAR reporting marks: CNW, CNWS, CNWZ; unofficial abbreviation: C&NW) was a Class I railroad in the United States. ... The Union Pacific Railroad (AAR reporting mark UP) (NYSE: UNP) is the largest railroad network in the United States. ... Train No. ... The Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (AAR reporting mark RI) was a Class 1 railroad in the United States. ... The Southern Pacific Railroad (AAR reporting mark SP) was an American railroad. ...

When Amtrak took over operation of the nation's passenger service on May 1, 1971 it ended the 35-year run of the Super Chief on the Santa Fe, though Amtrak would continue to use the name for another three years. In 1974 the Santa Fe forced Amtrak to drop the trains name due to a perceived decline in service. Amtrak replaced the train over the same route with its Southwest Limited. Later the Santa Fe compromised with Amtrak and the train became the Southwest Chief in 1984. Acela Express in West Windsor, NJ Amtrak Cascades service with tilting Talgo trainsets in Seattle, Washington Amtrak train in downtown Orlando, Florida For other uses, see Amtrak (disambiguation). ... May 1 is the 121st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (122nd in leap years). ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ... The Southwest Limited was an Amtrak train operated on the route of the former Super Chief. ... The Southwest Chief snaking through Apache Canyon, NM The Southwest Chief (formerly the Southwest Limited) is a passenger train operated by Amtrak along a 2256-mile (3631-km) route through the Midwestern and Southwestern United States. ...

History

Timeline

• August 1935: General Motors Electro-Motive Division (EMD) delivers two blunt-nosed diesel-electric units Nos. 1 and 1A, which would ultimately power the Super Chief.
• September 9, 1935: Nos. 1 and 1A make their first test run under load with eight heavyweight passenger cars and a dynamometer car.
• May 12, 1936: The Santa Fe inaugurates the all-diesel powered Super Chief-1 amid much fanfare. Eleanor Powell, Hollywood's legendary dancer, christens it "The Train of the Stars."
  

  

  The Super Chief makes a layover at Chicago's Dearborn Station in 1955. Santa Fe (and other occupant railroads of the terminal) mounted drumhead-like logos on the bumper posts in Chicago's Dearborn Station. The practice continued long after the company removed observation cars from its roster.
• May 10, 1937: The last of four "preview" runs of the Super Chief-2, which utilizes an improved 3,600 hp (2.7 MW), two-unit, streamlined diesel locomotive set built by EMD as motive power, concludes as the train pulls into Union Station in Los Angeles. All heavyweight wood cars used on the Super Chief are replaced with lightweight stainless steel cars. The general public is invited to tour the new train at Santa Fe's La Grande Station on May 11 and 12.
• May 15, 1937: The Super Chief-2 departs Los Angeles at 7:30 p.m. PST. The train completes its maiden run in just 36 hours and 49 minutes (2 hours and 56 minutes ahead of schedule), setting a new Santa Fe speed record in the process, one that would never be broken. It would subsequently be determined that both of the new E1 units suffered mechanical damage during the trip east, and they would be taken out of service for repairs.
• May 18, 1937: The Super Chief-2 commences its first regular run, led by Unit 1A and EMD demonstrator Unit 512 (a.k.a. AT&SF Unit 1C), as it departs Chicago's Dearborn Station. The passenger list includes ventriloquist Edgar Bergen and his "sidekick" Charlie McCarthy.
• January 1938: E1 Units 3 and 3A are added to the Santa Fe roster and placed into service on the Super Chief-2.
• February 26, 1938: A "borrowed" six-car Chief consist begins operating as the Super Chief-2½ due to production delays in order to provide twice-weekly service on the line.
• July 2, 1938: A second, all-lightweight trainset built by Pullman-Standard enters service as the Super Chief-3 and officially replaces the Super Chief-2½.
• 1941: The Santa Fe takes delivery of its only 2,000 hp (1.5 MW) ALCO DL-109/110 model locomotives, Units 50 and 50A respectively, which become the primary motive power for the Super Chief-3.
• July 7, 1942: The Super Chief goes on a wartime schedule of 41 hours, 45 minutes. Consist size expands to 12 cars, and each logs 636 daily miles.
• June 2, 1946: The line reverts to its prewar schedule of 39 hours and 45 minutes.
• September 29, 1946: The Super Chief begins an every-other-day departure schedule from Chicago and Los Angeles.
  

  Santa Fe No. 2, an EMD E1 is shown pulling the Super Chief on the cover of the railroad's 1946 promotional publication "Along Your Way."
• January 25, 1948: Locomotive #19L, leading the Super Chief, loses braking ability while preparing to depart Los Angeles' Union Passenger Terminal (LAUPT). The train crashes through a steel bumper post and then a concrete wall located at the end of the dead-end track, and ultimately comes to rest with the front half of the locomotive dangling 20 feet (6 m) above the street below. Although there are no injuries, the engineer loses his job over the incident.
• February 29, 1948: The AT&SF receives the first post-War equipment order from Pullman-Standard and places these into service on the Super Chief. The railroad now has five Super Chief trainsets and the frequency of operation is upgraded to daily.
• December 29, 1949: Train No. 17, led by locomotive set #37L/A/B/C, collides with a tanker truck in Azusa, California. All four locomotives, baggage car #3409, and railway post office #88 are damaged by fire.
• 1950–1951: The Super Chief is reequipped with new sleeping cars built by the Budd Company and the American Car and Foundry Company (ACF), and dining cars from Pullman-Standard. Santa Fe also adds the Pullman-built "Pleasure Dome"-Lounge car (one of the most luxurious ever made for any train) to its Super Chief consists, billing it as the "...only dome car between Chicago and Los Angeles." A speedometer located in the front of the car allowed passengers to monitor the train's velocity.
• June 1952: The Super Chief is prominently featured in the Warner Bros. film Three for Bedroom C starring Gloria Swanson.
• 1954: The General Tire and Rubber Company utilizes the Super Chief as the centerpiece of a print advertisement for its new "Nygen Cord" tire, in which the train is towed by an AT&SF switcher utilizing one of the tires as a connecting link.
• January 10, 1954: The $15.00 extra-fare charge is reduced to $7.50; the barbershop, shower-bath, and coast-to-coast Pullman (which ran through to New York by way of The Broadway Limited and the 20th Century Limited) are all discontinued.
• 1956: Santa Fe transfers Transcontinental Sleeping Car Service to the Chief. Round-end observation cars are removed from Super Chief service, blunt-ended at Pullman's Calumet, Illinois shops, and returned to train Nos. 17 and 18 until early 1958 (when they are permanently removed from Super Chief service).
• January 12, 1957: The Super Chief and El Capitan are combined into one train during the off-peak travel season on a 39½-hour schedule.
• 1958: All five Super Chief trainsets are refurbished and redecorated.
• August 21, 1964: A rail from a passing train "spears" coach #2804 in Kingman, Arizona.
• January 6, 1969: Locomotives #46L, #39C, #310B, #45B, and #44A derail due to unknown causes in Holcomb, Kansas. Cars #2924, #2866, #1563, #539, #713, #714, #650, #578, #712, #716, #707, and #526 leave the tracks as well.
• May 1, 1971: Amtrak is formed and takes over operation of the nation's passenger service, thus ending 35 years of the Santa Fe Super Chief. Amtrak retains the use of the Super Chief / El Cap names, with the Santa Fe's concurrence.
• 1973: Amtrak drops the El Capitan designation.
• March 7, 1974: The Santa Fe directs Amtrak to discontinue use of the names Super Chief (which then becomes the Southwest Limited) and Texas Chief (which is renamed the Lone Star) due to a perceived reduction in the quality of service provided on the routes.
• November 30, 1980: Amtrak's Superliners replace the "Pleasure Dome" and "Hi-Level" cars on the Southwest Limited.
• October 28, 1984: Due to improvements in service, the Santa Fe allows Amtrak to change the name of the Southwest Limited to the Southwest Chief.
• August 26, 1999: The United States Postal Service issues 33-cent All Aboard! 20th Century American Trains commemorative stamps featuring five celebrated American passenger trains from the 1930s and 1940s. One of the five stamps features an image of EMD E1 Unit No. 6 painted in the Super Chief's "warbonnet" livery.

A print ad from the 1950s promoting the "new" Super Chief.

The logo of the Super Chief.

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Equipment used

AT&SF diesel-electric units Nos. 1 and 1A are photographed at Los Angeles, California in May, 1936 in their original, as-delivered "golden olive" paint scheme.

The first motive power set on Super Chief-1 consisted of a pair of blunt-nosed, diesel-electric units (EMD 1800 hp B-B) designated as Nos. 1 and 1A. Santa Fe employees quickly hung the nicknames "One-Spot Twins" and "Amos & Andy" (from the popular radio show of the day) on the units, which were always paired and ran back-to-back. In a little over a year the EMD E1, a new and improved 3,600 hp (2.7 MW) streamlined diesel-electric locomotive set (one hood unit and the other a cabless booster unit) would be pulling Super Chief consists. Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway #1 and #1A diesel locomotives, photographed at Los Angeles, California, May 21, 1936 by Otto Perry. ... Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway #1 and #1A diesel locomotives, photographed at Los Angeles, California, May 21, 1936 by Otto Perry. ... Nickname: City of Angels Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: State California County Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Area    - City 1,290. ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... General Motors Electro-Motive Division produced five 1,800 hp B-B experimental passenger train-hauling diesel locomotives in 1935; two company-owned demonstrators, #511 and #512, the Baltimore and Ohio Railroads #50, and two locomotives for the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, #1 and #1A. In addition... Illustrator J.J. Goulds 1930 drawing of Amos and Andy for New Movie Magazine Amos & Andy (also rendered as Amos n Andy) was a situation comedy popular in the United States from the 1920s through the 1950s. ... ATSF E1 #7 at Los Angeles, CA, 1940. ... A locomotive (from Latin loco motivus) is a railway vehicle that provides the motive power for a train, and has no payload capacity of its own; its sole purpose is to move the train along the tracks. ...

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The Super Chief-1's mostly-heavyweight original consist included: Restored passenger cars on display at the Mid-Continent Railway Museum in North Freedom, WI. A passenger car is a piece of railroad rolling stock that is designed to carry passengers. ...

• EMD "Boxcab" Diesel Locomotive #1
• EMD "Boxcab" Diesel Locomotive #1A
• Baggage-Club-Lounge #1301 Chief Yellow Bear (also included a barber shop)
• Sleeper (lightweight) (8 sections, 2 compartments, 2 double bedrooms)
• Lounge General Hancock (10 sections)
• Fred Harvey Company Diner #1468 (30 seats)
• Sleeper Glen Frazer (6 compartments, 3 drawing rooms)
• Sleeper Clover Knoll (8 sections, 5 double bedrooms)
• Lounge-Observation Crystal View (3 compartments, 2 drawing rooms)

In May 1937, the heavyweight equipment used on the Super Chief was replaced with all lightweight stainless steel cars built by the Budd Company (the heavyweight cars were placed back in service with the Chief). For the new lightweight train (the Super Chief-2), the equipment used was as follows: A restored CN baggage car in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. ... A lounge car is a type of passenger car where riders can purchase food and drinks. ... The interior of a Pullman car on the Chicago and Alton Railroad circa 1900. ... The Casa del Desierto (House of the Desert) located in Barstow, California is seen here in 2006. ... A typical restaurant in uptown Manhattan A restaurant is an establishment that serves prepared food and beverages to be consumed on the premises. ... When passenger trains were still the preferred mode of intercity transportation in America, observations often were used by those campaigning for public office, especially for the Presidency of the United States. ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Restored passenger cars on display at the Mid-Continent Railway Museum in North Freedom, WI. A passenger car is a piece of railroad rolling stock that is designed to carry passengers. ... The 630 foot high, stainless-clad (type 304) Gateway Arch defines St. ... The Budd Company (now ThyssenKrupp Budd) is a metal fabricator and major supplier of body components to the automobile industry. ...

The cramped, yet efficient galley aboard former Santa Fe dining car #1474, the Cochiti. The car (now restored to its mid-1940s condition) made its debut as a part of the Super Chief-2's inaugural consist.

• EMD E1A Locomotive #2
• EMD E1B Locomotive #2A
• Railway Post Office-Mail Storage #3400 (transferred to the San Diegan prior to entering revenue service)
• Baggage-Mail #3430
• Sleeper Isleta (8 sections, 2 compartments, 1 drawing room)
• Sleeper Laguna (8 sections, 2 compartments, 1 drawing room)
• Dormitory-Lounge #1370 Acoma (also included a barber shop)
• Fred Harvey Company Diner #1474 Cochiti (36 seats) – now on permanent display at the California State Railroad Museum in Sacramento, California
• Sleeper Oraibi (2 compartments, 2 drawing rooms, 6 double bedrooms)
• Sleeper Taos (2 compartments, 2 drawing rooms, 6 double bedrooms)
• Sleeper-Lounge-Observation Navajo (3 compartments, 2 drawing rooms, 1 double bedroom)

The sleeping cars in this consist were operated by Pullman but were owned by the Santa Fe. The car names were chosen to commemorate the Native American tribes, pueblos, and cities found along the railroad's route. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2032x1524, 735 KB)The galley interior of former Santa Fe dining car #1474 (Cochiti), now on permanent display at the California State Railroad Museum. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2032x1524, 735 KB)The galley interior of former Santa Fe dining car #1474 (Cochiti), now on permanent display at the California State Railroad Museum. ... A French galley and Dutch men-of-war off a port by Abraham Willaerts, painted 17th century. ... A typical restaurant in uptown Manhattan A restaurant is an establishment that serves prepared food and beverages to be consumed on the premises. ... The 1940s decade ran from 1940 to 1949. ... ATSF E1 #7 at Los Angeles, CA, 1940. ... CBQ 1926, an RPO preserved at the Illinois Railway Museum. ... The southbound San Diegan passes through San Clemente with the Pacific Ocean as its backdrop in April 1973. ... A restored CN baggage car in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. ... The interior of a Pullman car on the Chicago and Alton Railroad circa 1900. ... A lounge car is a type of passenger car where riders can purchase food and drinks. ... The Casa del Desierto (House of the Desert) located in Barstow, California is seen here in 2006. ... A typical restaurant in uptown Manhattan A restaurant is an establishment that serves prepared food and beverages to be consumed on the premises. ... The California State Railroad Museum in Old Sacramento is a tribute to the role of the iron horse in connecting California to the rest of the nation. ... Nickname: City of Trees Location of Sacramento in California County Sacramento Mayor Heather Fargo Area    - City 99. ... When passenger trains were still the preferred mode of intercity transportation in America, observations often were used by those campaigning for public office, especially for the Presidency of the United States. ... The Pullman Palace Car Company, owned by George Pullman, manufactured railroad train cars in the mid to late 1800s through the early decades of the 20th century, during the boom of railroads in the United States. ... The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (AAR reporting mark ATSF), often abbreviated as Santa Fe, was one of the largest railroads in the United States. ... An Aani (Atsina) named Assiniboin Boy. ... Pueblos are traditional communities of aboriginal Americans in the southwestern United States of America. ...

On February 26, 1938 the consist was modified somewhat: February 26 is the 57th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ...

• EMD E1A Locomotive #2
• EMD E1B Locomotive #2A
• Baggage-Dormitory-Buffet Lounge #1386 San Clemente
• Sleeper Tuba (17 roomettes)
• Sleeper Isleta (8 sections, 2 compartments, 1 drawing room)
• Sleeper Taos (2 compartments, 2 drawing rooms, 6 double bedrooms)
• Dormitory-Lounge #1370 Acoma (also included a barber shop)
• Fred Harvey Company Diner #1474 Cochiti (36 seats)
• Sleeper Oraibi (2 compartments, 2 drawing rooms, 6 double bedrooms)
• Sleeper Laguna (8 sections, 2 compartments, 1 drawing room)
• Sleeper-Lounge-Observation Navajo (3 compartments, 2 drawing rooms, 1 double bedroom)

The railroad also added another trainset (the Super Chief-2½) utilizing sleeping cars borrowed from the Chief in order to handle the high demand for passage aboard the train. Its original consist was as follows: ATSF E1 #7 at Los Angeles, CA, 1940. ... A restored CN baggage car in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. ... A lounge car is a type of passenger car where riders can purchase food and drinks. ... The interior of a Pullman car on the Chicago and Alton Railroad circa 1900. ... A lounge car is a type of passenger car where riders can purchase food and drinks. ... The Casa del Desierto (House of the Desert) located in Barstow, California is seen here in 2006. ... A typical restaurant in uptown Manhattan A restaurant is an establishment that serves prepared food and beverages to be consumed on the premises. ... When passenger trains were still the preferred mode of intercity transportation in America, observations often were used by those campaigning for public office, especially for the Presidency of the United States. ... This article is about trains in rail transport. ...

• EMD E1A Locomotive #3
• EMD E1B Locomotive #3A
• Baggage-Dormitory-Buffet Lounge car #1387 San Acacia
• Sleeper Chinle (17 roomettes)
• Sleeper Wupatki (8 sections, 2 compartments, 2 double bedrooms)
• Sleeper Klethla (4 compartments, 2 drawing rooms, 4 double bedrooms)
• Dormitory-Lounge #1377 Agathla (also included a barber shop)
• Fred Harvey Company Diner #1485 Awatobi (36 seats)
• Sleeper Polacca (4 compartments, 2 drawing rooms, 4 double bedrooms)
• Sleeper Yampai (8 sections, 2 compartments, 2 double bedrooms)
• Sleeper-Lounge-Observation Chaistla (4 drawing rooms, 1 double bedroom)

One of five All Aboard! 20th Century American Trains commemorative stamps issued by the USPS in August, 1999. Here, Locomotive #6 (an EMD E1 unit) is seen painted in the Super Chief's distinctive Warbonnet livery.

On July 2 of that year the permanent Super Chief-3 consist was established: Image File history File links Superchiefstamp. ... One of five All Aboard! 20th Century American Trains commemorative stamps issued by the USPS. Here, Santa Fe locomotive #6 (an EMD E1 unit) is seen painted in the Super Chiefs distinctive Warbonnet livery. ... The United States Postal Service (USPS) is an independent establishment of the executive branch of the United States Government (see ) responsible for providing postal service in the United States. ... ATSF E1 #7 at Los Angeles, CA, 1940. ... July 2 is the 183rd day of the year (184th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 182 days remaining. ...

• EMD E1A Locomotive #3
• EMD E1B Locomotive #3A
• Baggage-Dormitory-Buffet-Lounge #1387 San Acacia
• Sleeper Chimayo (17 roomettes)
• Sleeper Talwiwi (8 sections, 2 compartments, 2 double bedrooms)
• Sleeper Tchirge (4 compartments, 2 drawing rooms, 4 double bedrooms)
• Dormitory-Lounge #1377 Agathla (also included a barber shop)
• Fred Harvey Company Diner #1485 Awatobi (36 seats)
• Sleeper Tsankawi (4 compartments, 2 drawing rooms, 4 double bedrooms)
• Sleeper Tyuonyi (8 sections, 2 compartments, 2 double bedrooms)
• Sleeper-Lounge-Observation Puye (4 drawing rooms, 1 double bedroom)

Beginning in 1947, a typical Super Chief consist: 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ...

• EMD FTA Locomotive #163L
• EMD FTB Locomotive #163A
• EMD FTB Locomotive #163B
• EMD FTA Locomotive #163C
• Baggage-Buffet-Lounge #1384 San Ignacio (also included a barber shop)
• Sleeper Toroweap (8 sections, 2 compartments, 2 double bedrooms)
• Sleeper Tonto (17 roomettes)
• Sleeper Moencopi (4 compartments, 2 drawing rooms, 4 double bedrooms)
• Sleeper Jadito (4 compartments, 2 drawing rooms, 4 double bedrooms)
• Dormitory-Club-Lounge #1375 Moencopi
• Fred Harvey Company Diner (36 seats) #1484
• Sleeper Kietsiel (4 compartments, 2 drawing rooms, 4 double bedrooms)
• Sleeper Hualapai (4 compartments, 2 drawing rooms, 4 double bedrooms)
• Sleeper Segatoa (8 sections, 2 compartments, 2 double bedrooms)
• Sleeper-Lounge-Observation Coconino (4 drawing rooms, 1 double bedroom)

Santa Fe #19L, leading the Super Chief, comes to rest after smashing through a concrete barrier at the LAUPT in January, 1948.

A typical Super Chief consist from 1948 to 1951: EMD FT - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... A restored CN baggage car in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. ... A lounge car is a type of passenger car where riders can purchase food and drinks. ... The interior of a Pullman car on the Chicago and Alton Railroad circa 1900. ... The Casa del Desierto (House of the Desert) located in Barstow, California is seen here in 2006. ... A typical restaurant in uptown Manhattan A restaurant is an establishment that serves prepared food and beverages to be consumed on the premises. ... When passenger trains were still the preferred mode of intercity transportation in America, observations often were used by those campaigning for public office, especially for the Presidency of the United States. ... Image File history File links AT&SF #19L comes to rest after it has crashed through a barrier at the LAUPT in 1948. ... Image File history File links AT&SF #19L comes to rest after it has crashed through a barrier at the LAUPT in 1948. ... Waiting room in Union Station, Los Angeles Union Station in Los Angeles, which opened in May 1939, is the last of the great train stations built in America, but even with its massive and ornate waiting room and adjacent ticket concourse, it is considered small in comparison to other union... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ...

• EMD F3A Locomotive #17L
• EMD F3B Locomotive #17A
• EMD F3B Locomotive #17B
• EMD F3A Locomotive #17C
• Baggage #3446
• Baggage-Buffet-Lounge #1383 San Simon (also included a barber shop)
• Sleeper Blue Grove (10 roomettes, 2 compartments, 3 double bedrooms)*
• Sleeper Blue Point (10 roomettes, 2 compartments, 3 double bedrooms)*
• Sleeper Regal Town (4 compartments, 2 drawing rooms, 4 double bedrooms)
• Dormitory-Club-Lounge #1392
• Fred Harvey Company Diner (36 seats) #1493
• Sleeper Regal Pass (4 compartments, 2 drawing rooms, 4 double bedrooms)
• Sleeper Regal Center (4 compartments, 2 drawing rooms, 4 double bedrooms)
• Sleeper Blue Springs (10 roomettes, 2 compartments, 3 double bedrooms)*
• Lounge-Observation Vista Canyon (4 drawing rooms, 1 double bedroom)

*NOTE: The nineteen "10-2-3" sleepers in the Blue series had a floorplan configuration unique to the Santa Fe.

In the 1940s and into the 50s, the Super Chief occasionally interchanged sleepers with other railroads in order to provide "coast-to-coast" sleeping car service. In those instances, sleepers from eastern connections would take the place of Regal– or Pine–series cars: Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad F3 #120, a 4-unit ABBA set built in 1947, hauling a 51 car freight in 1950. ... A restored CN baggage car in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. ... A lounge car is a type of passenger car where riders can purchase food and drinks. ... The interior of a Pullman car on the Chicago and Alton Railroad circa 1900. ... A typical American college dorm room Dormitory typically refers to sleeping quarters or buildings primarily housing sleeping quarters for large numbers of people, often college students. ... The Casa del Desierto (House of the Desert) located in Barstow, California is seen here in 2006. ... A typical restaurant in uptown Manhattan A restaurant is an establishment that serves prepared food and beverages to be consumed on the premises. ... When passenger trains were still the preferred mode of intercity transportation in America, observations often were used by those campaigning for public office, especially for the Presidency of the United States. ... The 1940s decade ran from 1940 to 1949. ... The 1950s was the decade spanning from the 1st of January, 1950 to the 31st December, 1959. ...

• (Pine Leaf, Gem, Creek, Pass, Ring, Beach) — Baltimore and Ohio Railroad "10-6" from Washington, D.C. off the Capitol Limited via Chicago to San Diego (the longest Pullman run in the United States).
• (Pine Arroyo, Brook, Dale, Island, Cove, Fern) — New York Central "10-6" from New York off the 20th Century Limited via Chicago to L.A.
• (Regal Gate, Gulf, Arms, Creek, Town, Court) — New York Central "4-4-2" from New York off the 20th Century Limited via Chicago to L.A.
• (Regal Ruby, River, Spa, City, Inn, Ring) — Pennsylvania Railroad "4-4-2" from New York off the Broadway Limited via Chicago to L.A.

A typical Super Chief consist from 1951 to 1956: 1876 map The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O) is one of the oldest railroads in the United States, with an original line from the port of Baltimore, Maryland west to the Ohio River at Wheeling, West Virginia and Parkersburg, West Virginia. ... Nickname: DC, The District Motto: Justitia Omnibus (Justice for All) Location of Washington, D.C., in relation to the states Maryland and Virginia. ... The Capitol Limited was a passenger train run by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, using the B&Os tracks between Union Station in Washington, DC and Grand Central Station in Chicago, Illinois via Pittsburgh. ... The New York Central Railroad (AAR reporting mark NYC), known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the North-Eastern United States. ... The 20th Century Limited was a passenger train operated by the New York Central (NYC) railroad. ... 1893 map The Pennsylvania Railroad (AAR reporting mark PRR) was an American railroad that was founded in 1846 and merged in 1968 into Penn Central Transportation. ... The Broadway Limited was the Pennsylvania Railroads (PRR) premier named passenger train, operating between New York, NY (or Washington, DC) and Chicago, IL, one train daily in either direction. ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

• EMD F7A Locomotive #38L
• EMD F7B Locomotive #38A
• EMD F7B Locomotive #38B
• EMD F7A Locomotive #38C
• Baggage #3415
• Railway Post Office #83
• Baggage-Buffet-Lounge (also included a barber shop) #1385 San Pascal
• Sleeper Palm Top (10 roomettes, 6 double bedrooms)
• Sleeper Pine Arroyo (10 roomettes, 6 double bedrooms)
• Sleeper Regal Corps (4 compartments, 2 drawing rooms, 4 double bedrooms)

Cars such as Pullman-built "Pleasure Dome"-Lounge #506, ordered specifically for the Super Chief in the early 1950s, remained in service well into the Amtrak era. The "handrail" radio antenna that runs along much of the car's roof is for the train's music system.

• "Turquoise Room"-"Pleasure Dome"-Lounge #502
• Fred Harvey Company Diner (48 seats) #605
• Dormitory-Club-Lounge Car #1343
• Sleeper Regal Hunt (4 compartments, 2 drawing rooms, 4 double bedrooms)
• Sleeper Regal Manor (4 compartments, 2 drawing rooms, 4 double bedrooms)
• Sleeper Palm Lore (10 roomettes, 6 double bedrooms)
• Sleeper-Lounge-Observation Vista Club (4 drawing rooms, 1 double bedroom)

A typical Super Chief consist from the early 1960s (all-Pullman section): D&RGW F7 #5634 in 1950. ... A restored CN baggage car in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. ... CBQ 1926, an RPO preserved at the Illinois Railway Museum. ... A lounge car is a type of passenger car where riders can purchase food and drinks. ... The interior of a Pullman car on the Chicago and Alton Railroad circa 1900. ... Download high resolution version (1024x618, 91 KB)AT&SF #501, a dome-lounge car built for use on the Super Chief by the Pullman-Standard company. ... Download high resolution version (1024x618, 91 KB)AT&SF #501, a dome-lounge car built for use on the Super Chief by the Pullman-Standard company. ... The Pullman Palace Car Company, owned by George Pullman, manufactured railroad train cars in the mid to late 1800s through the early decades of the 20th century, during the boom of railroads in the United States. ... A dome car owned by the Santa Fe Railroad in the 1950s. ... A lounge car is a type of passenger car where riders can purchase food and drinks. ... The 1950s was the decade spanning from the 1st of January, 1950 to the 31st December, 1959. ... Acela Express in West Windsor, NJ Amtrak Cascades service with tilting Talgo trainsets in Seattle, Washington Amtrak train in downtown Orlando, Florida For other uses, see Amtrak (disambiguation). ... A dome car owned by the Santa Fe Railroad in the 1950s. ... The Casa del Desierto (House of the Desert) located in Barstow, California is seen here in 2006. ... A typical restaurant in uptown Manhattan A restaurant is an establishment that serves prepared food and beverages to be consumed on the premises. ... A typical American college dorm room Dormitory typically refers to sleeping quarters or buildings primarily housing sleeping quarters for large numbers of people, often college students. ... When passenger trains were still the preferred mode of intercity transportation in America, observations often were used by those campaigning for public office, especially for the Presidency of the United States. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ...

• EMD F7A Locomotive #303L
• EMD F7B Locomotive #303A
• EMD F7B Locomotive #19A
• EMD F7A Locomotive #44L
• Baggage #3544
• Sleeper Palm Summit (10 roomettes, 6 double bedrooms)
• Sleeper Pine Lodge (10 Roomettes, 6 double bedrooms)
• Sleeper Indian Drum (11 double bedrooms)
• Sleeper Regal Isle (4 compartments, 2 drawing rooms, 4 double bedrooms)
• "Turquoise Room"-"Pleasure Dome"-Lounge #501
• Fred Harvey Company Diner (48 seats) #606
• Sleeper Regal Crest (4 compartments, 2 drawing rooms, 4 double bedrooms)
• Sleeper Indian Pony (11 double bedrooms)
• Sleeper Palm Leaf (10 roomettes, 6 double bedrooms)
• Sleeper Pine Range (10 roomettes, 6 double bedrooms)

A typical Super Chief consist from the late 1960s (combined with El Capitan): D&RGW F7 #5634 in 1950. ... A restored CN baggage car in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. ... The interior of a Pullman car on the Chicago and Alton Railroad circa 1900. ... A dome car owned by the Santa Fe Railroad in the 1950s. ... A lounge car is a type of passenger car where riders can purchase food and drinks. ... The Casa del Desierto (House of the Desert) located in Barstow, California is seen here in 2006. ... A typical restaurant in uptown Manhattan A restaurant is an establishment that serves prepared food and beverages to be consumed on the premises. ... A 1948 print advertisement touts the many benefits of riding El Capitan. ...

• EMD FP45 Locomotive #104
• EMD FP45 Locomotive #101

The combined Super Chief / El Capitan, led by locomotive #44C (an EMD F7 sporting Santa Fe's classic Warbonnet paint scheme) pulls into Track 10 at Los Angeles' Union Passenger Terminal (LAUPT) on September 24, 1966.

• Baggage #3671
• Baggage #3553
• Baggage-Dormitory "Transition Car" #3478
• Hi-Level "Chair car" / Coach (68 Seats) #549
• Hi-Level "Chair car" / Coach (72 Seats) #731
• Hi-Level Diner (80 seats) #654
• Hi-Level Lounge (88 seats) #575
• Hi-Level "Chair car" / Coach (72 Seats) #725
• Hi-Level "Chair car" / Coach (68 Seats) #542
• Sleeper Pine Cove (10 roomettes, 6 double bedrooms)
• Sleeper Indian Mesa (11 double bedrooms)
• "Turquoise Room"-"Pleasure Dome"-Lounge #504
• Fred Harvey Company Diner (48 seats) #600
• Sleeper Indian Flute (11 double bedrooms)
• Sleeper Palm Leaf (10 roomettes, 6 double bedrooms)

The EMD FP45 is a cowl unit type of C-C diesel locomotive produced in the United States by the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x685, 148 KB)AT&SF 44C. This work is copyrighted. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x685, 148 KB)AT&SF 44C. This work is copyrighted. ... D&RGW F7 #5634 in 1950. ... Waiting room in Union Station, Los Angeles Union Station in Los Angeles, which opened in May 1939, is the last of the great train stations built in America, but even with its massive and ornate waiting room and adjacent ticket concourse, it is considered small in comparison to other union... September 24 is the 267th day of the year (268th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... A restored CN baggage car in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. ... A typical American college dorm room Dormitory typically refers to sleeping quarters or buildings primarily housing sleeping quarters for large numbers of people, often college students. ... An interior view of a modern Finnish bilevel intercity coach. ... A lounge car is a type of passenger car where riders can purchase food and drinks. ... The interior of a Pullman car on the Chicago and Alton Railroad circa 1900. ... A dome car owned by the Santa Fe Railroad in the 1950s. ... The Casa del Desierto (House of the Desert) located in Barstow, California is seen here in 2006. ... A typical restaurant in uptown Manhattan A restaurant is an establishment that serves prepared food and beverages to be consumed on the premises. ...

The "Hollywood mystique"

A magazine ad extols the many virtues of traveling aboard the Santa Fe's Super Chief, "The Train of the Stars."

The world-famous Super Chief was an almost-instant success among travelers who appreciated its modern, air conditioned equipment, high amenity levels, and smooth ride, all of which lent the train a certain "snob appeal." The train was staffed with top-of-the-line crews who were engrained in the best traditions of the railroad, and not only drew passengers from competing railroads but from other Santa Fe trains such as the Chief as well. Patrons took pleasure in the ability to "...Travel Santa Fe — all the way" to their destinations without the need to change trains, or at least railroads, en route. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (581x849, 126 KB)Print ad for the Santa Fe Railways Super Chief. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (581x849, 126 KB)Print ad for the Santa Fe Railways Super Chief. ...

The Super Chief quickly became "the" train to ride between Chicago and Los Angeles, much as New York Central's 20th Century Limited was the favored travel option of the time for the East Coast-bound. To acquaint passengers with the various points-of-interest located along the route, Santa Fe constructed a series of seven signs marking such notable features as the Continental Divide and Raton Pass. The New York Central Railroad, known simply as the New York Central in its publicity and with the AAR reporting mark of NYC, was a railroad operating in the North-Eastern United States. ... The 20th Century Limited was a passenger train operated by the New York Central (NYC) railroad. ... A continental divide is a line of elevated terrain which forms a border between two watersheds such that water falling on one side of the line eventually travels to one ocean or body of water, and water on the other side travels to another, generally on the opposite side of... Raton Pass (7834 feet) is a mountain pass along the Colorado-New Mexico border in the United States. ...

Ventriloquist Edgar Bergen and his "sidekick" Mortimer Snerd pose in the cab of Santa Fe #51L, lead locomotive on the Super Chief, in 1946. The unit was one of several placed on public display at Los Angeles' Exposition Park prior to entering regular service.

In the mid-1940s, company president Fred G. Gurley went to great lengths to solicit business from California's motion picture industry. To that end, a passenger agent was located in Hollywood specifically for the purpose of maintaining close contact with the movie studios. Furthermore, the train stopped at the Pasadena station solely for the purpose of allowing celebrities the opportunity to board or disembark away from the "hustle and bustle" of Los Angeles' Union Passenger Terminal (LAUPT). When the Santa Fe was notified that a particular celebrity was going to be traveling on board the Super Chief, a press release was issued to allow the media the opportunity to interview and photograph the star. Image File history File links Edgar Bergen, ventriloquist and radio personality, and his dummy, Mortimer Snerd, sit in the cab of Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad American Locomotive diesel electric engine number 51 in probably Los Angeles, California between 1940 and 1950. ... Image File history File links Edgar Bergen, ventriloquist and radio personality, and his dummy, Mortimer Snerd, sit in the cab of Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad American Locomotive diesel electric engine number 51 in probably Los Angeles, California between 1940 and 1950. ... Ventriloquism is an act of deception in which a person (ventriloquist) manipulates his or her voice so that it appears that the voice is coming from elsewhere. ... Edgar John Bergen (February 16, 1903 – September 30, 1978) was an American actor and radio performer, best known as a ventriloquist. ... Edgar John Bergen (February 16, 1903 - September 30, 1978) was an American actor and radio performer, best known as a ventriloquist. ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Exposition Park is located in South Los Angeles, across the street from the University of Southern California (USC). ... The 1940s decade ran from 1940 to 1949. ... Fred G. Gurley (1889 – July 4, 1976) was president and executive committee chairman of Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. ... Greetings from Hollywood Hollywood is a district of the city of Los Angeles, California, U.S.A., that extends from Vermont Avenue on the east to just beyond Laurel Canyon Boulevard above Sunset and Crescent Heights Boulevards on the west; the north to south boundary east of La Brea Avenue... Pasadena is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. ... Waiting room in Union Station, Los Angeles Union Station in Los Angeles, which opened in May 1939, is the last of the great train stations built in America, but even with its massive and ornate waiting room and adjacent ticket concourse, it is considered small in comparison to other union...

In time, the passenger list would resemble a veritable "who's who" of Hollywood stars: Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor, Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall, Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball, James Cagney, Judy Garland, and Bing Crosby (to name but a few) all rode the Super Chief. The train's appeal was not limited to those in the entertainment industry, though, as it also played host to Ronald Reagan, former presidents Harry S. Truman and Dwight D. Eisenhower, and their wives. Richard Burton CBE (November 10, 1925 – August 5, 1984) was a Welsh actor. ... Dame Elizabeth Rosamund Taylor, DBE (born February 27, 1932) is an iconic two-time Academy Award-winning British actress. ... Humphrey DeForest Bogart (December 25, 1899 – January 14, 1957) was an iconic American actor of legendary fame who retained his legacy after death. ... Lauren Bacall (born Betty Joan Perske on September 16, 1924) is an American film and stage actress. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Jerry Lewis (born Joseph Levitch on March 16, 1926), is an American comedian, actor, film producer, writer and director known for his slapstick humor and his charity fund-raising telethons for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. ... Desi Arnaz (born Desiderio Alberto Arnaz y de Acha, III) (March 2, 1917 – December 2, 1986) was a Cuban-American musician, actor, comedian and television producer. ... Lucille Désirée Ball (August 6, 1911 – April 26, 1989) was an iconic American actress, comedian and star of the landmark sitcom I Love Lucy, a four time Emmy Award winner (awarded 1953, 1956, 1967, 1968) and charter member of the Television Hall of Fame. ... James Francis Cagney, Jr. ... Judy Garland (born Frances Ethel Gumm; June 10, 1922 – June 22, 1969) was an American film actress considered by many to be one of the greatest singing stars of Hollywoods Golden Era of musical film. ... Harry Lillis Bing Crosby (May 3, 1903 – October 14, 1977) was an American singer and actor whose career lasted from 1926 until his death in 1977. ... Ronald Wilson Reagan (February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004) was the 40th President of the United States (1981–1989) and the 33rd Governor of California (1967–1975). ... Harry S Truman (May 8, 1884–December 26, 1972) was the thirty-third President of the United States (1945–1953); as Vice President, he succeeded to the office upon the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt. ... This page is about Dwight D. Eisenhower. ...

Three for Bedroom C

Silent film star Gloria Swanson and actor James Warren in a scene from the 1952 Warner Bros. film Three for Bedroom C, shot on board the Super Chief.

In June, 1952 Warner Bros. Pictures released Three for Bedroom C, a romantic comedy starring Gloria Swanson, James Warren, Fred Clark, Hans Conried, and Steve Brodie. In the film, an aging movie star (Swanson) and her precocious daughter hide out in the compartment of a scientist (Warren) during a cross-country journey from New York to Los Angeles aboard the Super Chief. Image File history File links Three_for_Bedroom_C_screenshot. ... Image File history File links Three_for_Bedroom_C_screenshot. ... Gloria in one of her many movie roles. ... James Warren (1726 – November 28, 1808) was the President of the Provincial Congress of Massachusetts and a general during the American Revolution. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Warner Bros. ... Warner Bros. ... Gloria in one of her many movie roles. ... James Warren (1726 – November 28, 1808) was the President of the Provincial Congress of Massachusetts and a general during the American Revolution. ... Clark in his film debut, The Unsuspected (1947) Frederick Leonard Clark (born March 19, 1914; died December 5, 1968) was an American film character actor. ... Hans Conried in 1974 television appearance Hans Georg Conried, Jr. ... Brodie in Crossfire (1947 movie) For details of the British writer, see John Stevenson (writer) Steve Brodie (November 21, 1919 - January 9, 1992) was a movie actor born John Stevenson in El Dorado, Kansas, he chose the screen name of Steve Brodie (a man who allegedly jumped off the Brooklyn...

Swanson's first color film also bears the distinction of being one of very few to be shot entirely aboard actual railroad equipment. Santa Fe transported actual passenger cars from the Super Chief to the production company's studio lot for filming. The film met with lukewarm reviews and did not, as had been hoped, revitalize Swanson's career. It did, however, nicely showcase the many features of the Super Chief, which many train buffs feel is the real star of the motion picture.

Playback

The Super Chief is mentioned in the second chapter of Playback (1958), the final, complete novel by Raymond Chandler to feature his iconic creation Philip Marlowe. Playback is the final, complete novel by Raymond Chandler to feature his iconic creation Philip Marlowe. ... Raymond Chandler Raymond Thornton Chandler (July 23, 1888 – March 26, 1959) was an author of crime stories and novels. ... Ed Bishop had the title role in BBC Radios The Adventures of Philip Marlowe. ...

Dining aboard the Super Chief

The pantry aboard former Santa Fe dining car #1474, the Cochiti. Over a million meals were served in the car, which remained in service through the late 1960s.

Most railroads began offering some form of meal service on their trains as an alternate to the poor fare typically found at trackside establishments even before the completion of the First Transcontinental Railroad. By the mid-1880s, dedicated dining cars were a normal part of all long-distance train consists departing from Chicago for points westward, save for those of the Santa Fe, who relied on America's first interstate network of restaurants to feed its passengers en route. The legendary "Harvey Houses," located strategically along the line, served top-quality meals to railroad patrons during water stops and other planned layovers and were favored over in-transit facilities for all trains operating west of Kansas City. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (2032x1524, 533 KB) The pantry on board former Santa Fe dining car #1474 (Cochiti), now on permanent display at the California State Railroad Museum. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (2032x1524, 533 KB) The pantry on board former Santa Fe dining car #1474 (Cochiti), now on permanent display at the California State Railroad Museum. ... A pantry is a room in a domestic house used for food storage. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ... The official poster announcing the Pacific Railroads grand opening. ... // Development and commercial production of electric lighting Development and commercial production of gasoline-powered automobile by Karl Benz, Gottlieb Daimler and Maybach First commercial production and sales of phonographs and phonograph recordings. ... A typical restaurant in uptown Manhattan A restaurant is an establishment that serves prepared food and beverages to be consumed on the premises. ... Flag Seal Nickname: The Windy City Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location Location in Chicagoland and northern Illinois Coordinates , Government Country State Counties United States Illinois Cook, DuPage Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 606. ... Fred Harvey (1835-1901) is the entrepreneur who developed the Harvey House lunch rooms, restaurants, and hotels, serving rail passengers on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. ... Nickname: City of Fountains or Heart of America Location in Jackson, Clay, Platte, and Cass Counties in the state of Missouri. ...

The Super Chief included dining cars, staffed by Fred Harvey Company personnel, as part of its standard consist from the outset. In general, the Super Chief operated 36-seat dining cars, although most of them were convertible to 48-seat dining cars with a flip-top (or change of) table and addition of chairs. Dining cars almost always operated with a lounge car coupled to them for bar-lounge service and a waiting area when the dining car was full. Unlike the Union Pacific "City" trains, the Super Chief and other Santa Fe trains did not use the "twin-unit" dining cars. Santa Fe, in general, ran somewhat shorter trains that could be serviced with a single dining car (although the heavyweight trains frequently operated in several sections, the streamlined trains generally did not). The height of Super Chief lounge and dining facilities came in 1951 with the new 600-series Dining Cars bracketed by the 500 series Pleasure Domes in front and a bar-lounge-dormitory unit in back (moved from the front of the trains). The train still operated with the Vista-series 4 Drawing Room, 1 double bedroom observation cars on the rear, albeit without any bar or buffet service.

The bar-lounge cars next to the diner always included dormitory space for the for the train crew (a staff of 3-4 cooks and 6-7 stewards) required for the two-night and one day trip. The eight Pullmans on the train had a capacity of between 150 and 200 passengers when full but often ran with single occupancy rooms, making the passenger load less.

When Santa Fe rolled out its new "Pleasure Dome"-Lounge cars in 1951, the railroad introduced the traveling public to the Turquoise Room, promoted as "The only private dining room in the world on rails." The room accommodated 12 guests, and could be reserved anytime for private dinner or cocktail parties, or other special functions. The room was often used by the era's celebrities and dignitaries while traveling on the Super Chief. As was the case on other railroads, dining car service proved to be a losing proposition financially. Santa Fe, more than any of its competitors, took the concept of using onboard meal service as a "loss leader" to the highest level in order to attract and retain customers. Consequently, the name Super Chief became synonymous with the finest fare available on wheels. A dome car owned by the Santa Fe Railroad in the 1950s. ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ...

Menu

The Continental cuisine offered aboard the Super Chief went beyond the typical American fare found on other trains, and often rivaled that served in many five-star restaurants, befitting the train's upscale clientele. A "Wake-Up Cup" of coffee was brought to one's private bedroom each morning, on request, a service exclusive to the Super Chief. Breakfast and lunch were served à la carte, while dinner could be ordered either à la carte or table d'hôte. A la carte (also à la carte), is a French phrase meaning from the menu, and it is used in restaurant terminology in one of two ways: First, it may refer to a menu of items priced and ordered separately rather than selected from a list of preset multi-course meals... Table dhote is a French phrase which literally means hosts table but is used to indicate a menu where multi-course meals with limited choices are charged at a fixed rate. ...

The elaborate dinner offerings generally included caviar and other gourmet delicacies, cold salads, grilled and sauteéd fish, sirloin steaks and filet mignon, lamb chops, and the like. For the truly discerning palates, elegant champagne dinners were also an option. Ironically, one of the Super Chief's most popular signature dishes was the AT&SF version of pain perdue, simply and appropriately named Santa Fe French Toast. A can of black Iranian caviar Russian salmon caviar on buttered bread Caviar is the processed salted roe of various species of fish, most notably sturgeon. ... Champagne is often consumed as part of a celebration Champagne is a sparkling wine produced by inducing the in-bottle secondary fermentation of wine to effect carbonation. ...

Mimbreño china

Modern reproductions of the Santa Fe's famed "Mimbreño"–pattern china, developed for use aboard the Super Chief.

The decor, linens, and other dining car accoutrements reflected the same Southwestern flair that was prevalent throughout the rest of the train. Mary Colter (architect, Indian art expert, and 35-year veteran of the Fred Harvey Company) designed the china and silverware used on the Super Chief. Colter, who also designed the interiors of Fred Harvey’s opulent La Fonda, La Posada, and El Tovar hotels, based her dinnerware motif on the Native American pictographs of animals and geometric patterns left behind on clay pots by the ancient inhabitants of the Rio Mimbres Valley in southwestern New Mexico, around 1100 A.D.. Image File history File links Mimbreno_China. ... Image File history File links Mimbreno_China. ... The Southwest region of the United States is drier than the adjoining Midwest in weather; the population is less dense and, with strong Spanish-American and Native American components, more ethnically varied than neighboring areas. ... Mary Jane Elizabeth Colter (April 4, 1869 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – 1958), American architect. ... Architect at his drawing board, 1893 An Ciara Danille Bowers is a person who is involved in the planning, designing and oversight of a buildings construction. ... An Aani (Atsina) named Assiniboin Boy. ... Pictogram for public toilets A pictogram or pictograph is a symbol which represents an object or a concept by illustration. ... [[Image:Conner- Pottery production is a process by which abody, clay mixed with other minerals, is shaped and allowed to dry. ... Capital Santa Fe Largest city Albuquerque Area  Ranked 5th  - Total 121,665 sq mi (315,194 km²)  - Width 342 miles (550 km)  - Length 370 miles (595 km)  - % water 0. ... Dionysius Exiguus invented Anno Domini years to date Easter. ...

The "Mimbreño" pattern was produced between 1936 and 1970 by the Onondaga Pottery Co. of Syracuse, New York under its better-known trade name, Syracuse China. The bottoms carried the inscription "Made expressly for Santa Fe Dining Car Service." These distinctive pieces made their debut on the dining car Cochiti in 1937. Used on the Super Chief and other named trains until the end of Santa Fe passenger service in 1971, original Mimbreño dinnerware can still be found today in service on BNSF Railway business cars. Nickname: The Salt City Location of Syracuse within the state of New York Coordinates: City Mayor Matthew Driscoll Area    - City 66. ... The BNSF Railway (AAR reporting mark BNSF), headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, is one of the largest railroad networks in North America (only one competitor, the Union Pacific Railroad, is comparable in size). ...

Mimbreño has been dubbed "the oldest of all railroad china" as its design concept dates back nearly ten centuries. Demand for surviving original pieces has created a substantial collector's market, and led to the issuance of authorized reproductions in recent years.

Trivia

• Ford Motor Company unveiled a show truck called the F-250 Super Chief at the 2006 North American International Auto Show. The designers credited the Super Chief trains as the inspiration for the truck's design, especially the large grille.

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References

• Brasher, Larry E. (2005). "Crafting the Lightweight Super Chief." Streamliner Pioneers 20-28.
• Brown, James A. et al. (2004). "The Santa Fe at War." The Warbonnet 10 (4) 5-23.
• Duke, Donald (1997). Santa Fe...The Railroad Gateway to the American West, Volume 2. Golden West Books, San Marino, CA. ISBN 0-87095-110-6.
• Foster, George H. and Peter C. Weiglin (1992). The Harvey House Cookbook: Memories of Dining along the Santa Fe Railroad. Longstreet Press, Atlanta, GA. ISBN 1-56352-357-4.
• Frailey, Fred W. (1974). A Quarter Century of Santa Fe Consists. RPC Publications, Godfrey, IL.
• Luckin, Richard W. (1994). Mimbres to Mimbreño: A Study of Santa Fe's Famous China Pattern. RK Publishing, Golden, CO. ISBN 0-9626362-1-5.
• Luckin, Richard W., dir. (DVD) (2003). Super Chief: Speed-Style-Service. RK Publishing, Golden, CO.
• Porterfield, James D. (1993). Dining by Rail: The History and Recipes of America's Golden Age of Railroad Cuisine. St. Martin's Press, New York, NY. ISBN 0-312-18711-4.
• Repp, Stan (1980). Super Chief: Train of the Stars. Golden West Books, San Marino, CA. ISBN 0-87095-081-9.
• Strein, Robert, et al (2001). Santa Fe: The Chief Way. New Mexico Magazine. ISBN 0-937206-71-7.
• Wayner, Robert J., ed. (1972). Car Names, Numbers and Consists. Wayner Publications, New York, NY.
• Zimmerman, Karl (1987). Santa Fe Streamliners: The Chiefs and Their Tribesman. Quadrant Press, Inc., New York, NY. ISBN 0-915276-41-0.

See also

• Amtrak Southwest Chief
• Passenger train service on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway

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External links

• California State Railway Museum official website.
• Santa Fe Railway Historical & Modeling Society official website.
• Amtrak Coaches head North: NERAIL New England photo Archive — two former Santa Fe "Hi-Level" transition coaches in Amtrak livery, photographed traveling north through Bedford, New Hampshire in April, 2003.
• Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway No. 1344 — photographs and short history of a Super Chief Dormitory-Lounge Car built in 1950.
• Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway No. 1471 Cochiti — photographs and short history of a Super Chief Dining Car built in 1936.
• Passenger trains operating on the eve of Amtrak
• "Santa Fe Super Chief: Fastest Thing on Wheels from Chicago to Los Angeles" article from the April 18, 1938 issue of Life Magazine.
• "Who Killed the Super Chief?" article at the Arizona Rail Passenger Association official website.
• All Aboard! 20th Century American Trains 1999 USPS Stamp Program
• Three for Bedroom C at the Internet Movie Database.

A map depicting the "Grand Canyon Route" of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway circa 1901.

May 19, 1937: Train No. 17, the Super Chief-2, in the midst of its first revenue run with new stainless steel cars. Photographed east of Trinidad, Colorado.